Spectrum HoloByte Presents...
National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1!
DEMO DISK INSTRUCTIONS
March 16, 1993
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Installation instructions can be found at the end of this file.

Introduction:
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What happens when the studied seriousness of chess meets up with National
Lampoon's brand of bizarre humor? Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1! The perfect
blend of twisted jokes and computer hacking combine to make the world's first
humorous chess game.

Chess Maniac is not a droll, dry chess game, but a roll-in-the-hay rollicking
parody of those chess games that pound on you time and time again. Yes, this
game you can actually beat! But at the higher levels, watch out!

Live actors were filmed and digitized for full-motion action on your
chessboard. Combine this with crisp digitized sound, soundtrack-like music and
full 256-color VGA graphics and you have a sure crowd pleaser. So step back
and enjoy all that is National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1!

NOTE: This version of National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1! is a
watchable demo only. It will continuously loop until you hit Alt-X. It is by no
means a complete version of the game since many features had to be removed to
make it fit on one disk. You can activate the menu bar by pressing Esc and
using the arrow keys, but what options are available there are up to the
Chess Maniac's whim!

Game features:
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*  Ten skill levels of chess from beginner to advanced
*  Full 256-color VGA graphics
*  High-speed video animations for 60 capture sequences
*  Sound support for Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum and Roland sound cards
*  Easy-to-use interface
*  In-depth (and humorous!) 72-page manual

Game requirements:
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*  IBM 25MHz 80386 minimum (80486 recommended)
*  2MB RAM (1MB EMS) required
*  DOS 5.0 or DR DOS 6.0
*  VGA monitor and card
*  Mouse highly recommended
*  Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum and Roland sound cards supported
*  Hard drive with at least 27MB free space
*  1.44MB 3.5" disk drive or CD-ROM drive (for CD-ROM loadable version)

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Demo requirements:
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You must have the following to install the Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1! demo:
*  IBM (or compatible) 80386 or better with 2MB RAM (EMS needed)
*  DOS 5.0
*  VGA monitor and card
*  Hard drive with at least 2.5MB free space
*  Sound Blaster optional for sound effects

How to install:
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1) Insert the Chess Maniac demo disk into your 3.5" floppy drive.
2) Change to that floppy drive. (Example: type "B:" and hit Enter if your
   3.5" drive is drive B.)
3) Type "INSTALL C:\CM5DEMO" and hit Enter to install the Chess Maniac demo
   to your hard drive. (If you wish to install the demo to another drive,
   change the "C:" above to another letter. You can also change the
   installation path if you want the demo in another directory.)
4) Type "CM5" and hit Enter to run the demo.

Have fun!
